The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference on Thursday, June 23 at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 7290949#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from...
Category: Florida Legislative News
Florida State Board of Education Selects Gerard Robinson to be Florida Education Commissioner
June 21, 2011
Category Property Tax and Education News
Above: Florida Governor Rick Scott and newly-selected Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson The Florida State Board of Education selected Gerard Robinson today, June 21, 2011, as...
Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Insurance-Related Bills: CS/CS/HB 99, CS/HB 723 and CS/HB 1087
June 17, 2011
Category Legislative Updates
CS/CS/HB 99 relating to Commercial Insurance Rates, CS/HB 723 relating to Reciprocity in Workers’ Compensation Claims and CS/HB 1087 relating to Insurance were signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott...
Testimony Transcripts from the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s June 16, 2011 Hearing on Financial Regulatory Reform: The International Context
June 16, 2011
Category U.S. Congress
Below are hyperlinks to transcripts of witness testimony given at the U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled “Financial Regulatory Reform: The International Context.” Click on a hyperlink below...
Florida Cabinet Approves Actuarial, Life Insurance-Related Rulemaking; Citizens Property Insurance Updates On Assessment Potential
June 16, 2011
Category Executive Branch
The Florida Cabinet meeting today, June 16, 2011, began with an update on wildfires proliferating in the State from Adam Putnam, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Due to dry conditions, he...
Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners — Wednesday, June 15
June 15, 2011
Category Property Tax and Education News
To view a complete story,click on a headline below: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to testify on education changes today Former Florida...
Florida Office Of Insurance Regulation Officials Meet With FPCA Members on SB 408 Implementation
June 15, 2011
Yesterday, June 14, 2011, members of the Florida Property and Casualty Association met with Rich Koon, Belinda Miller, Ken Ritzenthaler, Bob Lee and Al Wills from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR)...
Michael S. Gibson, Senior Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics Testifies in Washington, D.C. on the Implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
June 15, 2011
Category U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Federal Reserve issued the following news release today, June 15, 2011: Above: Michael Gibson Michael S. Gibson, Senior Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics Testifies in Washington,...
Text of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech on Fiscal Sustainability given on June 14, 2011 at the annual conference of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, in Washington D.C.
June 14, 2011
Category U.S. Department of the Treasury
Following is the text of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech on Fiscal Sustainability today, June 14, 2011, at the annual conference of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in Washington...
News Release: Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs SB 2156 To Consolidate Economic Development Functions Into Department of Economic Opportunity; Enterprise Florida’s Gray Swoope Now Florida’s Secretary of Commerce–Governor Can Unilaterally Approve Incenti
June 14, 2011
Category Executive Branch
The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott issued the following news release today, June 14, 2011: Governor Rick Scott Signs Bill to Speed Up Job Creation Commerce Secretary to lead rapid response to business...